4 AUGUST 1917, Page 16

• Profitable Herb Gratin" end Collecting. By Ads B. Teetgen.

(Country Life. So. 6d. net.)—We have learned duriag the war • Profitable Herb Gratin" end Collecting. By Ads B. Teetgen. (Country Life. So. 6d. net.)—We have learned duriag the war that Germany supplied us with many things whkh we were too careless to supply for ourselves, and among these things were herbs for medicinal purposes, which grow freely in Great Britain. Bios Teetgen's carefully written book is intended as a practical guide to those who would like to collect herbs if they only knew what waa wanted by the druggists. A Herb Growers' Association has come into existence, and the new and highly important little industry ought to be Oct an a firm footing before peace returns. It is surprising to find how many of the common wild Sowers yield useful medicines for men or beast.